He clearly knew that the reason why Qin Hao asked him, this subordinate who had betrayed Liu Bei, to evaluate Liu Bei was because he wanted to hear something from his mouth.
At this time, as long as Chen Deng follows Qin Hao's wishes and answers his questions, he will be regarded as having accepted the certificate of surrender, and his future career will be smooth.
But facing his old master who had treated him well, Chen Deng had already betrayed him once for revenge, and he really couldn't bear to stab him in the back.
Chen Deng had a clear conscience about leaving Liu Bei and joining another master, because if he continued to follow Liu Bei, it would be impossible for him to take revenge. However, if he had to trade Liu Bei in exchange for an official career, Chen Deng's conscience would not be able to bear it.
Xuande Gong is a good man.
This sentence may seem ordinary, but it actually shows Chen Deng's attitude. He is unwilling to talk more about Liu Bei in front of Qin Hao.
Chen Deng clearly knew that as soon as these words came out, the new lord would have a very bad impression of him. He might have no future at all, but he had no regrets.
"Mr. Xuande, this is all Yuan Long can do for you." Chen Deng sighed in his heart.
Chen Deng raised his head and looked at Qin Hao with a calm face. He originally thought that the new master would be angry, but he didn't expect that Qin Hao was not angry, but his eyes were full of admiration.
"Lord, I'm..."
"Okay, no need to say any more."
Qin Hao waved his hand and said with a faint smile: "The past is in the past. From now on, just work hard under me. There will always be a day when you take revenge."
"Thank you, Lord." Chen Deng kowtowed.
Seeing this, Qin Hao also smiled and nodded. Chen Deng did not speak ill of Liu Bei behind his back, but rather wanted to defend Liu Bei. Although this was a negative point for a new investor, but in front of the new owner
Saying that this is not a good thing for an old boss is even more fatal.
Chen Deng did not betray Liu Bei, his old boss, for the sake of his official career, which showed that he was affectionate and righteous, and was not completely eroded by hatred. This actually made Empress Qin Hao value him even more.
Qin Hao valued Chen Deng very much. Although he was a civil servant, he was very capable of commanding troops and defending the city.
In the original history, Chen Deng guarded Guangling County for Cao Cao, and repeatedly defeated the invading armies of the Sun family in Jiangdong. Even Zhou Yu's personal dispatch could not do anything to him, which shows that he was a rare talent with both civil and military skills.
If it were someone else, he would take the initiative to seek refuge, but his attitude would be ambiguous. Qin Hao would naturally not be able to spoil him, but Chen Deng would naturally be different. A great talent would certainly have the privileges he deserves.
"System, detect Chen Deng's attributes."
[Okay, Chen Deng has reached his peak now. The current five dimensions are: Commander 93, Force 56, Intelligence 92, Politics 93, Charisma 88; ]
Qin Hao was secretly surprised. Commander, intelligence, and politics were all above 90. He was the perfect candidate to guard one side of the prefect!
After all, Chen Deng was a new employee recently, and Qin Hao couldn't reuse him so quickly. This would be unfair to other talented people under his command who were capable but were still struggling with their qualifications, so he arranged for Chen Deng to help him handle the paperwork. His official position was not high.
But he can be considered a close minister.
After Qin Hao asked Chen Deng to leave, Jia Xu came again on his own initiative soon.
In the past two years, Jia Xu has already split Jinyiwei into three parts. The Intelligence Department and Heibingtai have been combined into one, the External Affairs Department has been integrated into six doors, and the remaining one has become the Imperial Guard.
The city's police force, while Jia Xu was in charge of the Black Ice Platform for Qin Hao.
"My lord, Kong Rong and Ma Ri are acting more and more recklessly." Jia Xu said with a gloomy look.
Qin Hao's face also became very bad. After Fu Wan was transferred out of Luoyang by him, Kong Rong and Ma Ri became the leaders of the loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty.
Kong Rong relied on the support of the Kong family and his initiative to lead the entire Beihai to surrender, while Ma Ri relied on his seniority and relationship with Qin Wen to oppose Qin Hao in the court more than once or twice.
"Lord, do you want it?"
As he spoke, Jia Xu made a gesture of wiping his neck, the meaning of which was self-evident.
Qin Hao frowned slightly, thought for a while and then said: "We haven't reached that step yet. Let's test the reaction of the Kong family first. If we confirm that Kong Rong's actions were not instructed by the Kong family, but his own will, then we will
It’s not too late to move him.”
Qin Hao really didn't want to attack the two of them, because if he touched them, there would be a chain reaction. However, these two people were bent on death and constantly challenged the limits of Qin Hao's endurance. If this continues, even if Qin Hao
Even if you don't want to, you have to take action against Kong Rong and Ma Ri.
"My lord, the negotiations with the Ming court in Jizhou have reached a critical moment. Now the issue of Emperor Ming's placement after the marriage has not been resolved, and my lord is unwilling to divorce his wife, so the only way to go is to become the king. The matter of becoming the king
We can no longer drag it out." Jia Xu said seriously.
Marrying with the Ming Dynasty and marrying the Ming Emperor is crucial to the Qin army. Once successful, the Qin army will not only get a hundred thousand troops for free, but will also get the land of three counties, and will also directly own Jizhou and have a foothold. Strategy
Hebei will also become easier, and it will do more than one thing with one stone.
Therefore, for Qin Hao, he must become king before marrying Emperor Ming and conquering Hebei.
"We can't drag it out any longer."
Qin Hao frowned slightly, and after pondering for a while, he said: "But I have just refused it personally. It is not good to bring up the old matter again so soon. Let's wait for Yue Fei to capture Jiangling, combined with the contribution of regaining Nanjun, and re-open it again."
Discuss the matter of becoming king.
I have already rejected the title of king twice, and this third time, I must approve it no matter what."
A smile gradually appeared on Jia Xu's gloomy face, and he said with a smile: "My lord is wise."
Qin Hao plans to take over Nanjun and become a king in one fell swoop. But what is the situation in Nanjun at this time?
Two months have passed since Liu Xiu went south to attack Jiaozhou and then attracted three princes to attack Chu together.
During these two months, Sun Jian and Cen Peng fought constantly on the other side of Lujiang River, with each winning and losing.
In Changsha, Huang Xie was defeated by Feng Yi several times. The morale of the army dropped again and again. Seeing that the other two armies were not making progress, Huang Xie could only temporarily withdraw his troops and return to Jiangxia in order to preserve his main force.
Nanjun was also the army with the most outstanding record among the three armies that attacked Chu.
Yue Fei, the leader of the Qin army, had already defeated Liu Xiu several times and overwhelmed the Chu army. This time he led an army of 70,000 to attack, while the Chu army only had 40,000 defenders, so naturally he did not dare to go out of the city to fight in the field.
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So facing Yue Fei's Qin army, the Chu army's strategy was just one word: procrastination.
Deng Yu set countless traps on Yue Fei's march, dug tens of thousands of horse traps, and poisoned the water sources in order to delay Yue Fei's march and achieve the purpose of delaying time.